All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #544754
A phenomenal Victorian 18K yellow gold brooch in the Etruscan Revival taste. The brooch features a large azurite-malachite cabochon weighing more than 60 carats. The natural fissures, and blue and green color mottling is striking, especially against the richness of the gold. The setting is one of the best Etruscan frames we’ve seen, befitting a minerological specimen that would have been considered extravagantly exotic (probably originating in Afghanistan)...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1063853 (stock #01918)
A pair of 14k pearls Victorian earrings from 1880-90. This vintage pair of late Victorian pearl earrings is in 14k (unmarked but tested) yellow gold. These 1/2" across earrings have tab-and-slot hinged pierced closures, the surrounding half pearls average 2mm. each and the central claw-set half pearls are 3 and 4mm. across. These unsigned beauties weigh 3.1 grams, and they are is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #753023 (stock #5695)
A lovely mid-Victorian piece of hair jewellery in 10k yellow gold c1860-80. This 1-3/4" x 1-3/8" pendant features a fine hand engraved (unmarked but tested) gold surround with a central concave transluscent moonstone agate, on which is mounted a gold-bordered hair insert. The insert and surround are bolted to the agate with hand-cut bolts, and it retains the original finely braided black hair, bezel and glass window...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1398228 (stock #PJ100)
This late 19th-century hinged bangle is a real beauty. It’s made of 14-karat gold, set with 18 half-pearls that are enhanced with cobalt-blue enamel. The back of the bracelet is simply decorated with a raised, thin gold band that terminates at both ends with a figure-8. Both rims have recesses along the edges all the way around. The tongue and groove clasp is very secure; a gold security chain with a spring-ring catch is a later addition. The maker’s mark of MC&Co...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #755696
A gorgeous 18K yellow gold circle brooch surrounding a spray of diamond flowers tied with a golden ribbon. The brooch dates to the reign of Emperor Napoleon III. One flower is centered with a .39-carat rose cut diamond and the other two are set with .17-carat old mine-cut diamonds. The remaining 31 diamonds in the brooch are a mix of rose-cuts, old mine-cuts and single-cuts. The stones are of particularly good quality for the period, with bright color and excellent clarity...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #104804
Handsome Napoleon III-era 18K gold brooch in the form of an eagle with spread wings. Eagle motifs were very popular in French jewelry of the 1860's and 70's. This example features a hook from which a lady could hang her gold watch. The eagle's beak holds a small ring that originally would have been attached to a tiny safety chain for the watch...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1421293 (stock #AP6-396)
Period Pieces
$140.00
This lovely bar pin is Victorian in age and is made of 15 ct gold. It is an Etruscan Revival design with the central motif of an anchor. The pin is 1 1/2" in length by 3/8" wide. Circa 1860-90.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1373381
A superb Victorian shell cameo depicting Jesus wearing the crown of thorns set in a simple 18K gold frame. The cameo is beautifully carved with extraordinary detailing to the hair. The shell's shape is deeply cupped and adds wonderful depth to the design. Cameos depicting Jesus are extremely rare Tested and guaranteed 18K.
  • America, circa 1860.
  • Excellent condition; no cracks to shell
  • 1-23/32" x 1-3/8"
  • 11.2 grams
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1384488
A lovely Victorian pendant in 10K yellow gold set with a round brilliant cut amethyst at the center, surrounded by seed pearls in an ornate starburst pattern. The rays of the star are separated by fleurs-de-lys. The amethyst has nice medium violet color with reddish overtones. The pendant also has a pinstem so that the piece can be worn as an elegant brooch. Tested and guaranteed 10K...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1298674 (stock #7112)
This is an antique 15k yellow gold horseshoe bangle bracelet circa 1880. This Victorian equestrian or sporting bracelet is a well-made piece with a tight fitting hinge and tongue and box clasp. Note the small size and oval shape - it measures 2-1/4" x 1-7/8" across the interior (inner wall-to-wall measurement) and 1/2" across the horse shoe...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1900 item #1427050
A fine early French Art Nouveau orchid brooch, the flower petals carved from banded agate around old mine cut diamond stamens, all set atop an elegant gold stem set with rose cut diamonds. The flower is a single piece of agate, finished with a matte surface to suggest the texture of a real flower petals. The carver left streaks of a darker colored agate on the back to create the delicately-colored veining that shows through the petals...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1085482 (stock #01967)
A 9k Victorian hair bracelet from 1860-70...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1488679 (stock #RP13227)
Period Pieces
$159.00
This sweet, quintessentially Victorian, pin consists of a navette-shaped border of rose gold surrounding an oval of yellow gold, which highlights a flower and two leaves of rose gold. Longer than usual, it tests as 10k, and is signed “A.J.C”. Measuring 1-3/4” x 3/8”, it weighs 3.2g. In overall good condition, but it could use a little cleaning up. This pin came out of an important household in Newport, RI as a gift to the family of my consignor. Circa 1890. The photos are part of the de...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #817211
A wonderful and extremely rare Victorian 15K rose gold brooch set with Scottish agate. The brooch is in the form of the 19th century Prince of Wales’ crown enclosing the traditional feathers in fleur-de-lys arrangement, over a banner with the legend “Ich Dien”. The feathers are set with jasper and bloodstone. The engraved decoration of the gold is first-rate. The back bears a registry mark, dating the brooch to 1891. In 1891, Queen Victoria’s eldest son, the future Edward VII, cel...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1188643
This is an Antique Russian Diamonds & Enamel bangle bracelet from a maryland estate. Clearly stamp~marked 56 on the clasp with approx. 1/2 carats of old mine cut diamonds at the top... 48 grams of hand crafted 14K & Enamel ......rarity Call for a price quote
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1370524 (stock #9693)
A Victorian 14k diamond brooch circa 1890. This antique 1" across whirling circle pin has a free and graceful open filigree design. This round yellow gold pin shows the transition from stylized Victorian to the more flowing Art Nouveau influence. It measures 1 inch across, and in the centre is a claw set clear white genuine European antique cut diamond, measuring 3.5 mm. across (approximately 20 pt. by gauge) - it is is VS2 diamond of I-J colour. It has the original gate-latch safety clasp, wher...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1180480 (stock #SR4304)

Fine enamel stickpin of a foxhead set in 15K gold that dates back to the Victorian period. C. 1870, 3/4" diameter, $ 1590. Condition: excellent Height: 0.75 inch

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1353207 (stock #9511)
A 9k Victorian collar brooch from the 1900 era. This well-made 2-1/8" in length and 5/16" in width brooch has an intertwined double strand design on a double bar brooch. It has a c-clasp and it is stamped 9C with a maker's mark on the underside of part of the knot. It has a slight rose gold color. It weighs 2.7 grams and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. Jewelry has condition noted, but items are vintage or antique and may have signs o...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1364672
A gold piqué tortoise comb, flower garlands inlay, late 19th century. Width "3 ½ / 9 cm. Condition: fine.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #342424 (stock #VC0046)
carol lane
$295.00
Early Victorian 9ct ring with 5 rose cut diamonds(.15 points), a freshwater pearl, and two lapis cabochons. One diamond is missing, otherwise good condition. Wavy design in gold setting. Signed "TPCP" plus two other illegible marks. Front measures 3/4" wide by 3/8" wide and is size 5 1/2....$9 for insured USA shipping.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1102455 (stock #6587)
A superb and evocative 1-5/8 x 1-3/8" mid-Victorian mourning pin in 14k yellow gold (unmarked but tested). This pin features a carved pink coral hand with black enamel bands on its sleeve, holding a wreath of flowers and leaves. There are seed pearls in the flower centers and there is a claw-set pearl in the center. It has a reeded edge and a c-clasp which has been added a bit later for wear as a brooch; originally it would have been a pendant and a small loop remains at the top. It is unsi...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1345446 (stock #9444)
A 12k yellow gold and sterling silver Victorian amethyst ring dated 1897. This size 5-1/2 ring features a natural purple genuine amethyst stone in a multi-claw setting and it has hand engraved foliate inlaid silver shoulders. It measures 5/16 x 1/4" across the stone, it has an obscured set of hallmarks and maker's marks with an O year date for Chester, England 1897 and it weighs 1.4 grams. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1121416 (stock #1728)
Two circa 1900 Edwardian Victorian antique lockets, the signed Wightman Hough also stamped "1/4 gold shell", the other with a dragons breath art glass cab, each with chain:

(A) Silver tone Hexagon on Y chain. Antique jelly opal dragon's breath poured art glass cabochon. Boy's portrait photo and one celluloid liner ; OR
(B) Heart Mark logo for Wightman & Hough, a well known locket maker. Also marked: "1/4 gold shell". No photo and two celluloid liners.
Both are in very nice, weara...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1016896
A beautiful French silver-topped 18K yellow gold floral pin from the era of Emperor Napoleon III. The pin is designed as a spray of three flower buds, each just about to open into a different color. The flowers are bead-set with rose cut diamonds, and the colors are represented by rows of cushion and round cut sapphires, rubies and emeralds. Each bud is centered by a larger rectangular cushion cut diamond set in prongs. A pair of diamond-set leaves and a small diamond-set bud appear below. ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1900 item #1491792
A heavy French 18K gold and diamond pendant depicting a mythological griffin. The creature has the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. His open jaws clasp an old European cut diamond set in a milgrain platinum collet. The diamond is graded as I color, VS2 clarity. The griffin is surrounded by a circle of woody foliage. The back is engraved to match the texture of the front. The piece can be worn as a brooch or as a pendant suspended from the loops at the wing tips. The bottom has ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1379489 (stock #TR978)
A well preserved 14Kt yellow gold and diamond Victorian Etruscan bangle bracelet is decorated on top by nine old-mine diamonds. The nine diamonds with the approximate total weight of 1.0Ct are set in individual square shaped settings. The size is the size of an average bangle bracelet, which would fit a small to slightly larger than average wrist.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1476632
A beautiful enameled oval locket in 18K gold, the cover decorated with a wreath of blue enameled forget-me-nots, each centered with a small rose cut diamond, against a black background. The design is encircled with additional black taille d’epargne enameling. The back is also decorated with blue forget-me-nots surrounded with taille d’epargne enameling and has a shield-shaped reserve that was never monogrammed. In Victorian floriography (the "language of flowers") forget-me-nots represented ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Period : Pre 1900 item #1434099
Gold-filled cross pendant, 1880s French Louis XVI revival, the centre with a pink mabe pearl. Height of the cross "2 ¼ / 6, width "1 ½ / 4 cm. Condition: some age wear.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1492020
An elegant Victorian 18K gold pendant featuring an onyx plaque centered with a seed pearl. The gold setting is ornately worked in a rope twist motif and with bright-cut engraving. Three tiny seed pearls complete the design. The pendant is stamped with French 18K gold marks.
  • Origin: France, ca. 1870
  • Condition: excellent
  • Dimensions: 1-7/32” x 5/8”
  • Weight: 3.0 grams
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1390040
A pair of fine shakudo ornaments originally mounted in Victorian times as a pair of cuff buttons, and then re-imagined by our jeweler as an elegant split-chain pendant necklace. The two plaques feature a court lady and gentleman in Meiji-period costume. After the collapse of the feudal Samurai system in Imperial Japan, Europeans collected old sword and armor fittings such as these to set as jewelry. The mountings and chain are 14K.
  • Japan, ca 1890.
  • Excellent condition, sharp detail...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1263334 (stock #J1877)
Bedell & Co.
$3,900.00
18k rose gold bangle done in the Etruscan Revival style. It has a row of prong-set Persian turquoise cabochons flanked by two rows of natural half-pearls. There is Etruscan bead work and scroll work down the sides, along with some delicate green gold leaves. The bangle is hinged on the sides and opens and clasps at the direct bottom. It has a secure safety chain as well. It fits up to a 6.5" wrist. The pearl and turquoise portion on the top measures approximately 1.75" long and 3/8" wide. It ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1900 item #1244401 (stock #J1811)
Bedell & Co.
$10,000.00
Rare bangle bracelet with five deep cabochon cut peridot stones from the Art Nouveau era. The peridot are spaced by lovely Old Mine Cut diamonds and exquisite 18k yellow gold scrollwork. Approximately .50 carats total weight of diamonds and approximately 10 carats total weight of beautiful peridot. The photographs don't do it justice, as it is an exquisite bracelet with high-quality stones and details. It will fit up to a 6.75" wrist, and at its widest is 5/8" across.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1476750
18K Oval Rose Cut diamond ring with an abundance of rose cut diamonds, 28 on the border alone, surrounding a trinity of large diamonds at center and smaller diamonds as embellishments on either side of the trinity. The diamonds are set in the classic cut down setting of the Georgian/Victorian period. Diamond rings, by the 19th century were most often used as betrothal rings (having replaced the posey rings of the eighteenth century). Note the drawing of a similar diamond ring in our photo ar...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #683881
10K Yellow gold coral cameo of a classical female bust with a long neck set with a delicate frame. The pin measures 1 5/8 X 1 1/8".
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1476617
This antique 18K (marked) lover's knot ring with hallmarks for Chester, 1912, is the most substantial lover's knot ring we have ever encountered in our years of collecting antique jewelry. We love everything about the ring, beginning with the solid feel of this chunky gold ring, to its hand forged sinuous intertwined bands of gold, some with charming incised flourishes. We also love the polished band that is over one quarter of an inche wide all around; the essence of solidity. The love knot...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1490992 (stock #RP13231)
Period Pieces
$69.00
This pin is unusual due to its length: it measures 2-1/4” x ½”. The fancy engraving is enhanced with black enamel, and the pin is centered by a faux pearl. The central element makes us think of a gear – this would be great to wear to a Steampunk event, or any event with a Victorian theme! It shows a little wear, but it’s still very pretty. The clasp might be a replacement. If so, it’s an old repair. The photos are part of the description. Please examine them carefully. Thanks! Shipp...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #800890
These are wonderful ca 1840 gold and enamel earrings. They are approximately 1" in length from the top of the hook to the bottom of the ball. They are 1/2"+ wide. Without the hook they are 11/16" long.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1466214
An impressive 18K yellow gold hinged bangle, the front set with a cabochon emerald surrounded by old mine cut and rose cut diamonds arranged in a floral motif. The larger diamonds are in buttercup settings that add more depth to the design. The emerald has good color with very light treatment and is probably of Brazilian origin. The back side of the bracelet is pierced to retain a feeling of lightness. The hinged opening and oval shape makes the bracelet comfortable to wear. The clasp is stamped...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1465944
A handsome gentleman’s ring, the front in the form of a horseshoe encircling an onyx cameo carved to depict a steeplechase scene of a jockey and horse leaping over a fence. Interestingly, the carver chose not to polish the black onyx background, perhaps to lend a more masculine feel to the design. The shank is finished in a reeded pattern. Tested and guaranteed 18K.
  • Origin: probably, France, ca. 1900
  • Condition: excellent
  • Dimensions: crown, 3/4" wide tapering to 3/16” a...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1368951 (stock #TR885)
This Victorian Etruscan lover’s knot broach is made of 10Kt yellow gold and centered by an approximately 0.05 Ct old-mine diamond. The diameter of the broach is 1”.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1242626 (stock #J1817)
Bedell & Co.
$3,600.00
Exquisite details and floral engraving on this circa 1890 watch chain. Made of 9k yellow gold, it is fully hallmarked with "9C" on almost every link. It has its original T bar, clip, and spring ring. It has four oval shaped large links that are hand-engraved on all sides with a floral pattern. It is a beautiful companion to a locket, fob, or pendant. It measures approximately 17" in length so it can easily be worn as a necklace. It is in excellent condition and the overall weight is 34.5 grams.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #663349
This Florentine micro mosaic fleur de lis pin is 7/8" x 5/8". It is in excellent condion. There seems to be no missing tesserae. Fleur de lis = French symbol of life and power. It also seems to be made of silver with a gold plate.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1352434 (stock #9510)
A 14k Victorian ruby and pearls Neoclassic ring from around 1900. This size 5-1/2 ring features a superb design and fine detail, from the reeded shoulders to the oval opposed rubies and facing pearls. It measures 7/16 x 1/4" across the setting, it weighs 2.5 grams and it is stamped 14 with a maker's initial and cypher. It is in very good condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some wear to one claw (which could use re-tipping), some wear to the pearls' ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1465798
Black Dog Antiques
$1,850.00
A rose gold Victorian curb bracelet marked 15c that weighs 16.3gr and measures 8" x 1/4".
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1900 item #1482010
A elegant brooch worked in 18K yellow gold filigree centering a round brilliant-cut amethyst surrounded by natural seed pearls. The amethyst’s collet is enhanced with millegraining, as is the remainder of the filigree work. The edge is finished with a border of wirework rosettes. The quality of workmanship is superb. Filigree of this delicacy is usually only seen in platinum. The amethyst is moderately pale with a slightly pinkish tint. The back of the pin is marked “18Kt”, and there is an...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #679826
A very nice Victorian watch fob chain of woven hair accented with 14K yellow gold fittings. The weaving is very nicely done from hair in a soft chestnut color. The center of the chain features a paneled gold fitting from which is suspended a gold-mounted pendant drop with acorns and leaves. Hairwork jewelry was a cottage industry and was made both as memorial jewelry and as love tokens. Each end of the chain is finished with gold fittings, as well. A contemporary gold filled chain has been ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1486871
Hardstone Portrait Cameo signet ring of a gentleman in profile. The ring was likely commissioned by a wealthy individual or statesman as a self portrait. The ring has a maker's mark for Henry Griffith & Sons, is hallmarked for the year 1852, Birmingham and stamped for 18ct. It was one of the earlier rings made by Henry Griffith & Sons which began in the year 1850 and continued in business until the early 1970's. The ring has slight engraved indentations along the shoulders which follow the sh...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1412926 (stock #BNJhairBroo)
June Hastings
$1,800.00
Incredible yellow gold remembrance brooch of a bouquet of flowers with 2 hearts. Created with 3 different colored hair, the bottom of the bouquet is wrapped with dark brown hair which, due to reflection problems, I was not able to photograph. In excellent condition, no scratches to glass, the brooch is engraved on the back "Anne M Chenault" "1843". The brooch is much more beautiful and intricate than picture. We guarantee that you will not be disappointed. Measures 2 1/8 inches high by 1 3/4...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1900 item #1485565 (stock #RN11207)
Period Pieces
$449.00
The front of this locket features a lovely Egyptian girl or woman – or perhaps a goddess! - in profile, wearing a headdress (from which a few locks of hair have escaped – so charming!), and hoop earrings. She is nestled within a crescent moon (symbolic of the female principal, intuition, and new beginnings). Inside it has both photo rings, but no celluloid. That can easily be fixed with plastic, if desired. Unusually large, it measures 1-5/8”, and weighs .77 ounce. It is made of gold over ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #192753
This is an ANTIQUE BUCKLE from a PHILADELPHIA Estate circa 1900. The overall size is 1 1/2" X 3" when hooked together. Note the Attractive ANGEL or CHERUB depicted on the front. This is a base metal Buckle some of the original gilding has worn away; also there are three faux garnets prong set diagonally across the front. The more you LOOK at this piece of ANTIQUE JEWELRY the more you LIKE. In EXCELLENT Condition circa first quarter of the 20th Century
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1398408
A superb pair of Victorian 12K gold articulated earrings set with Whitby jet. The long triangular elements are suspended from inverted double teardrop-shaped surmounts, and support cone-shaped jet drops. The cutting of the jet has a very angular, almost modernist appearance. The earrings hang from new 14K shepherd's hooks and have wonderful movement. The settings are tested and guaranteed 12K.
  • Origin: England, ca 1860.
  • Condition: excellent.
  • Dimensions: 2-3/16" long from to...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #387532 (stock #vc0057)
carol lane
Priced Separately
Collection: Five gold Victorian stickpins: PHOTO#2- green onyx hardstone cameo with gold stem. Excellent condition. $125 PHOTO#3-two gold nugget stickpins. Stems are not gold. Each $225. Wonderful and each different. PHOTO#4-two gold stickpins. Stems are not gold. Each $45. Bow is in excellent condition. The other has a small hole in the gold. $8 for insured US shipping per stickpin. NYS residents pay sales tax.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Ethnic : Pre 1900 item #582841 (stock #T 1528)
Vintage antique Circa 1900 honey cognac color amber cross faceted 'buttons' riveted on to a gold gilt or rolled gold on brass frame. Most likely Russian, Polish or Baltic area.
2 1/2" X 1 5/8". How it sparkles.
The carved faceted bead button pieces riveted on to the gold gilt frame are 9mm.
Chain: newer gold fill 20". Very good preowned condition for age! Please view image 2 for what appears to be some crazing.

$10 USPS Priority/Ins/Track or Free with your USA Ck or USPS MO....

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #789943 (stock #T 1644)
Just in time for the graduate or the bride. Coral is being protected and will be more difficult to obtain. Sweet mid to late Victorian Circa 1880 antique pendant unsigned yet tested 14 or 15K Gold banjo shape lavalier carved darker salmon pendant.
Lavalier: 1 1/4" X 5/8" across and tests between 14 and 15K.
Carved coral salmon rose: 1/4" X 3/16" thick.
Chain: newer not tested "same period style" 15 1/2" gf ending in a fish hook closure.
Awfully sweet, lady like and ready to...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1406370
A fine Victorian 14K gold mesh and onyx cameo bracelet. The center cameo depicts a classical youth flanked by four maidens, all in Greek or Roman attire. The cameos are nicely carved with good detail. The clasp is concealed by the male cameo. A heavy gold mesh makes up the remainder of the bracelet. The gold has a slight rose tint that contrasts nicely with the black and white of the cameos. The tongue of the clasp is stamped "14K."
  • Origin: America, ca. 1890.
  • Dimensions: 7 5/8" lo...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1350683 (stock #9504)
An 18k Victorian 5 pearls row engagement ring from the 1880s 1890. This antique size 5 ring features a row of five genuine pearls which in Victorian times meant fidelity, love, loyalty and purity. These were the wedding fashion before the diamond engagement ring came into vogue and this example tests as a minimum of 18 k gold (the marks are obscured and it may be as high as 22 carat). It measures 3/4" along the pearls setting and it weighs 4.5 grams. Other than some signs of use it is in v...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #632883 (stock #J839)
Bedell & Co.
$4500.00
Sterling over 18K diamond floral spray brooch from the mid-19th C. This lovely three dimensional brooch has a prong set Old Mine Cut center stone and numerous rose cut diamonds of varying sizes throughout. Brooch measures 2 3/8" long and 3/4" wide (at widest). The back of the brooch is yellow gold with a trombone clasp. There appears to be a very small repair spot on the back of the brooch (just found on close inspection), otherwise excellent condition. There is an indistinguishable punch mark o...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #586694
A gorgeous early Victorian demi-parure consisting of a brooch and pair of earrings. Concave round white chalcedony discs are encircled in 18K yellow gold settings accented with black enamel. The center of each chalcedony disc is set with a delicately carved coral flower reminiscent of a pansy, which is, in turn, set with a natural half-pearl in a star-shaped gold mounting. The strong color contrast is very attractive. The earrings, especially, show the translucent quality of the chalcedony t...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1047887 (stock #6396)
A early to mid 19th century period 12k yellow gold watch fob pendant with a shield shaped genuine rock crystal stone. This 7/8" tall fob measures 1/2" x 3/8" across, and it has a genuine bevelled shield shape natural rock crystal stone held with a bezel. The stones has foiling on the back, still visible but dulled and slightly loose with age. It is unmarked but tests as 12k, and it weighs 1.9 grams (the British Empire had 12K as part of their gold standard until 1932). This item is in excell...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1222793 (stock #J2484)
These delicate earrings are from the late 19th century and test as 14kt gold, so they are likely American. Each is formed as a scalloped disc, decorated with a delicately engraved leaf. The screw backs were added later, possibly replacing kidney wires that allowed the discs to drop just below the ear lobe. One of the screw back bars is slightly bent, but secure. Each disc measures about 5/8 inch across. Weight: 4.6 grams total